JP2011180900A - Content transformation device, content transformation system, content transformation method, and content transformation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the following problem: when a content, such as an image and a text, includes personal information, the principal cannot choose how to conceal his or her own personal information. <P>SOLUTION: A content transformation device is equipped with: a content storage means for storing an original content; a request means for transmitting, to the other device, an input request which designates a transformation method; and a transformation means for receiving the transformation method designation from the other device, extracting personal information corresponding to the other device from the original content, and creating and outputting the transformed content, which is converted by the transformation method by which the extracted personal information is received. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a content conversion device, a content conversion system, a content conversion method, and a content conversion program.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a camera that performs an image processing process selected by an operator on a through image of a subject displayed on a display device. When the shutter button is pressed while the processed image is displayed, the camera records the processed image on a recording medium.

  Patent Document 2 discloses an image processing apparatus that extracts a partial image such as a face image or text from a read image and performs a processing selected according to the type of the partial image.

JP-A-11-120334 JP 2002-10063 A

  When contents such as images and sentences contain personal information, the person cannot select how to hide his / her personal information.

  In the camera of Patent Document 1 and the image processing apparatus of Patent Document 2, the person who becomes the subject cannot select the image processing method of his / her own image. The objective of this invention is providing the technique for solving the said subject.

  A content conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention receives content storage means for storing original content, request means for transmitting an input request for conversion method specification to another device, and receives the conversion method specification from the other device. Conversion means for extracting personal information corresponding to the other device from the original content, and generating and outputting the converted content obtained by converting the extracted personal information by the conversion method received.

  A content conversion program according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a request process for transmitting a conversion method designation input request to another device to a computer having content storage means for storing original content, and a conversion method from the other device. Receiving a designation, extracting personal information corresponding to the other device from the original content, and executing conversion processing for creating and outputting the converted content converted by the conversion method that has received the extracted personal information .

  A content conversion method according to an embodiment of the present invention stores an original content in a content storage unit, transmits an input request for conversion method specification to another device, receives the conversion method specification from the other device, and Personal information corresponding to the other device is extracted from the original content, and the converted content obtained by converting the extracted personal information by the conversion method is generated and output.

  The content conversion apparatus according to the present invention enables the person himself / herself to select how to hide his / her personal information when content such as images and texts includes personal information.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a content conversion system 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a display example of conversion method candidates in FIG. FIG. 3 shows an example of conversion of personal information included in the original content. FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the content conversion apparatus 20 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the content conversion system 10 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 shows data stored in each person information storage unit 24. FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of the content conversion apparatus 20 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of the content conversion system 10 according to the third embodiment.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a content conversion system 10 according to the first embodiment. The content conversion system 10 includes a content conversion device 20, a public server 12 connected to the content conversion device 20 via a public net 13, and another device 30 connected to the content conversion device 20 via a local net 14.

  The public net 13 is an open communication network such as the Internet, to which an unspecified number of browsing terminals 11 are connected. The local network 14 is a closed communication network to which only specific devices (such as the content conversion device 20 and the other devices 30) such as an intranet in a company or a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) in an ad hoc mode can be connected. The local net 14 may mean a communication path network between specific devices connected using the public net 13.

  The content conversion device 20 converts the personal information in the content by a method designated by the other device 30 such as the personal information owner, and transmits the converted content to the public server 12. The public server 12 publishes the received content as a web page or the like. After the publication, the user of the browsing terminal 11 browses the contents of the public server 12 using a browser or the like. That is, the content conversion apparatus 20 prevents personal information in the content from being disclosed as it is.

  The content conversion apparatus 20 includes a request unit 21, a conversion unit 22, and a content storage unit 23.

  The content storage unit 23 stores the original content to be converted. The content is information including personal information of one or more individuals. The content is, for example, a photographic image including a personal face photo. The content may be text information including an individual's name, address, telephone number, and the like.

  For example, if the content is an image file, the content conversion apparatus 20 determines that the face information is included as personal information, and if the content is a text file, the name, address, telephone number, and the like are included. When the content is described in HTML, the content conversion apparatus 20 may determine the type of personal information included in each part of the content from the tag description.

  The content storage unit 23 is a storage device such as a disk device directly connected to the content conversion device 20. The content storage unit 23 may be an information processing device such as a file server connected to the content conversion device 20 via a network.

  The request unit 21 transmits information (conversion method candidate) indicating the candidate of the personal information conversion method to the other device 30. The conversion method of the face photo is painting, mosaic, hiding eyes, or the like. The conversion method of the name, address, etc. is painting, mosaic, replacement, or the like. Here, the replacement means that personal information such as a name and an address is replaced with a symbol, a serial number, and the like generated for each other device 30 by the content conversion system 10.

  The conversion unit 22 receives the conversion method designation from the other device 30, converts the personal information corresponding to the other device 30 by the received conversion method, and outputs the converted content.

  The request unit 21 and the conversion unit 22 are realized by hardware as dedicated circuits. One or both of the request unit 21 and the conversion unit 22 may be realized by executing a content conversion program 29 by a processor (not shown) of the content conversion apparatus 20.

  The other device 30 includes a response unit 31, an input / output unit 32, and a personal information storage unit 33. The input / output unit 32 is a combination of an input key and a liquid crystal display device.

  The principal information storage unit 33 stores information (collation information) for collating personal information such as the owner of the other device 30. The collation information is a face photo of the owner of the other device 30, an address, name, telephone number, etc. of the owner. When the other device 30 is a mobile phone or the like, the inquiry information can be diverted from profile information or the like registered in the mobile phone by the owner.

  The response unit 31 receives the personal information conversion method candidate from the content conversion device 20 and displays the information on the input / output unit 32. When the owner of the other device 30 operates the input key of the input / output unit 32 to select the conversion method, the response unit 31 outputs the specific information (conversion method designation) of the selected conversion method to the content conversion device 20. To do.

  FIG. 2 shows a display example of conversion method candidates. FIG. 3 shows an example of conversion of personal information included in the original content. The original content in FIG. 3 is a photographic image including face photographs of Mr. A and Mr. B. The content conversion apparatus 20 transmits the conversion method candidate shown in FIG. 2 to the other apparatus 30 of Mr. A and the other apparatus 30 of Mr. B. When the conversion method designation of blinding from the former and filling from the latter is received, the content conversion apparatus 20 executes a process of filling the eyes of Mr. A's face and painting the entire face of Mr. B on the photo image.

  FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart of the content conversion apparatus 20 according to the first embodiment. When the content conversion device 20 is activated by a user operation or the like, the request unit 21 and the conversion unit 22 perform the processing of S1 to S3 for each other device 30 connected to the local network 14, for example. Repeat. The request unit 21 and the conversion unit 22 may target each of one or more other devices 30 designated by the user's operation.

  The request unit 21 transmits the conversion method candidate to the other apparatus 30 to be processed (S1). At this time, the request unit 21 may also transmit the original content in the content storage unit 23 to the other device 30. Further, the request unit 21 may transmit a conversion method input request without indicating a conversion method candidate.

  When the response unit 31 of the other device 30 receives the conversion method candidate, it displays it on the input / output unit 32 (FIG. 2). When the original content is transmitted, the response unit 31 also displays the original content. When the user of the other apparatus 30 selects a conversion method, the response unit 31 returns the conversion method designation and verification information stored in the principal information storage unit 33 to the request unit 21.

  The conversion unit 22 receives the conversion method designation and collation information (S2). The conversion unit 22 extracts personal information in the original content using the received collation information, and converts it with the conversion method specified by the received conversion method (S3).

  When the personal information included in the original content is a face photograph, for example, the conversion unit 22 performs conversion as follows. First, the conversion unit 22 extracts a face portion from the original content. Next, the conversion unit 22 compares the feature point of the part with the feature point of the face photograph in the received collation information, and calculates the degree of similarity between them. If the similarity is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, the conversion unit 22 determines that the face portion of the original content is personal information to be converted, and converts the portion based on the received conversion method designation.

  When the original content is text, for example, the conversion unit 22 performs pattern matching between each address, name, etc. in the received matching information and the original text. If there is a character string that matches each address, name, etc. in the collation information, the conversion unit 22 determines that the character string is personal information to be converted, and converts it based on the received conversion method designation. The address may be verified by matching the part excluding the address part.

  Finally, the conversion unit 22 transmits the converted content to the public server 12 (S4), and ends the process.

  The content conversion apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment enables the person himself / herself to select how to hide his / her own personal information when content such as images and texts includes personal information. The reason is that the conversion unit 22 receives the conversion method designation from the other device 30, extracts personal information corresponding to the other device 30 from the original content, and converts the extracted personal information by the received conversion method. Because.

  Furthermore, the content conversion apparatus 20 of the present embodiment enables appropriate conversion of personal information while reducing the operation burden on the personal information owner. The reason is that the conversion unit 22 receives collation information such as a face photograph of the personal information owner from the other terminal 30 and extracts the personal information from the original content using the collation information.

<Second Embodiment>
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the content conversion system 10 according to the second embodiment. The content conversion system 10 according to the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the following points. In other respects it does not change.

  The content conversion device 20 according to the present embodiment additionally includes an individual information storage unit 24. Each person information storage unit 24 is a storage device such as a disk device directly connected to the content conversion device 20. Each person information storage unit 24 may be an information processing apparatus such as a file server connected to the content conversion apparatus 20 via a network.

  The other device 30 of the present embodiment does not include the personal information storage unit 33.

  FIG. 6 shows data stored in each person information storage unit 24. Each person information storage unit 24 corresponds to the communication address (device address 41) of the other device 30 possessed by the person whose personal information may be included in the original content and the collation information (each person collation information 42) of the person. Let me store.

  FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart of the content conversion apparatus 20 according to the second embodiment. When activated by a user operation or the like of the content conversion device 20, the request unit 21 and the conversion unit 22 target each person collation information 42 stored in each person information storage unit 24 as S 11 to S 15. Repeat the process.

  The request unit 21 checks whether or not the original content has a portion that matches or is similar to the individual verification information 42 being processed (S11). The portion that matches or resembles each person verification information 42 is personal information.

  If there is (Y in S12), the request unit 21 transmits the conversion method candidate to the other device 30 specified by the device address 41 corresponding to the person verification information 42 (match information) (S13).

  When the response unit 31 of the other apparatus 30 returns the conversion method designation, the conversion unit 22 receives the conversion method designation (S14).

  The conversion unit 22 obtains the match information from the request unit 21, extracts personal information in the original content using the match information, and converts it with the conversion method specified by the received conversion method designation (S15). Extraction and conversion are performed by the same process as S3 in FIG. 4 in the first embodiment.

  If the original content does not have a portion that matches or resembles each person verification information 42 being processed (N in S12), the request unit 21 and the conversion unit 22 do nothing.

  Finally, the conversion unit 22 transmits the converted content to the public server 12 (S16) and ends the process.

  The content conversion apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment enables appropriate conversion of personal information while reducing the operation burden on the operator of the content conversion apparatus 20. The reason is that the request unit 21 specifies the other device 30 of the owner of the personal information included in the original content and transmits the conversion method candidate to the other device 30.

<Third Embodiment>
FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of the content conversion system 10 according to the third embodiment. The content conversion apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment includes a content storage unit 23, a request unit 21, and a conversion unit 22.

  The content storage unit 23 stores the original content. The request unit 21 transmits an input request for conversion method designation to the other device 30. The conversion unit 22 receives the conversion method designation from the other device 30, extracts the personal information corresponding to the other device 30 from the original content, and creates the converted content obtained by converting the extracted personal information by the received conversion method And output.

  The content conversion apparatus 20 according to the present embodiment enables the person himself / herself to select how to hide his / her own personal information when content such as images and texts includes personal information. The reason is that the conversion unit 22 receives the conversion method designation from the other device 30, extracts personal information corresponding to the other device 30 from the original content, and converts the extracted personal information by the received conversion method. Because.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Content conversion system 11 Browsing terminal 12 Public server 13 Public net 14 Local net 20 Content conversion apparatus 21 Request part 22 Conversion part 23 Content storage part 24 Personal information storage part 29 Content conversion program 30 Other apparatus 31 Response part 32 Input / output part 33 Personal information storage unit 41 Device address 42 Individual verification information

Claims (10)

Content storage means for storing original content;
Request means for sending an input request for conversion method designation to another device;
Receiving a conversion method designation from the other device, extracting personal information corresponding to the other device from the original content, and creating and outputting converted content converted by the conversion method that has received the extracted personal information A content conversion apparatus comprising conversion means for   2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: the conversion unit that receives collation information stored in the other apparatus from the other apparatus, collates the collation information with the original content, and extracts a matching or similar part as the personal information. Content conversion device. A device corresponding to the collation information (match information) in which each collation information in the collation data storage means for storing collation information and the original content are collated and corresponding or similar parts are extracted, corresponding to a plurality of devices. The request means for selecting as another device;
The content conversion apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising the conversion unit that collates the match information with the original content and extracts a matching or similar part as the personal information. The content storage means for storing original content including a face photo or name as personal information;
The content conversion apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising the conversion means for collating with the original content using a face photograph or name of a user of the other apparatus as collation information. A public server that inputs content and publishes it on the Internet;
The other device;
A content conversion system including the content conversion device according to claim 1, further comprising the conversion unit that outputs the converted content to the public server. In a computer having content storage means for storing original content,
Request processing to send an input request for conversion method specification to another device,
Receiving a conversion method designation from the other device, extracting personal information corresponding to the other device from the original content, and creating and outputting converted content converted by the conversion method that has received the extracted personal information A content conversion program that executes conversion processing.   The computer receives collation information stored in the other device from the other device, collates the collation information with the original content, and executes the conversion process for extracting a matching or similar part as the personal information. The content conversion program according to claim 6. Corresponding to collation information (match information) in which each collation information in the collation data storing means for storing collation information and the original content are collated with the original content and corresponding parts are extracted corresponding to a plurality of devices. The request processing for selecting a device to perform as the other device;
The content conversion program according to claim 6, wherein the matching process and the original content are collated, and the conversion process of extracting a matching or similar part as the personal information is executed. Store the original content in the content storage means,
Send an input request for conversion method specification to another device,
Receiving a conversion method designation from the other device, extracting personal information corresponding to the other device from the original content, and creating and outputting converted content converted by the conversion method that has received the extracted personal information A content conversion method.   The content conversion method according to claim 9, wherein collation information stored in the other device is received from the other device, the collation information and the original content are collated, and a matching or similar part is extracted as the personal information.

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